cv

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General Information

Full Name Bradley William Boyd
Date of Birth 18th April 1993
Languages English

Education

  • 2019
    PhD in Mechanical Engineering
    University of Canterbury, Chirstchurch, New Zealand
    • Thesis title: Numerical modeling of an acoustically-driven bubble: the growth and collapse near a wall.
  • 2015
    BE(Hons) Mechanical Engineering 1st Class Honours
    University of Canterbury, Chirstchurch, New Zealand

Experience

  • 2022 - 2024
    Lecturer/Postdoc
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury
    • Lecturing.
      • Heat transfer
      • HVAC Engineering
      • Thermodynamics
    • Researching multiphase flow problems
      • Areodynamic breakup of vaporizing drops
      • Air-blast atomization of annular liquid jet
  • 2021 - 2022
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
    • High-Fidelity Modeling: Spray Formation, Evaporation, & Boiling
    • Co-lecturing a graduate course on CFD.
  • 2019 - 2021
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
    • Development of multiphase CFD solver used for simulating transcritical flow problems, e.g. high-pressure diesel injection

Research Interests

  • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
    • Numerical methods.
    • High-performance computing
  • Multiphase flow problem
    • Phase-change: Boiling, Vaporization, Evaporation, & Condensation
    • Multiphase instability, i.e., Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
    • Atomization and sprays